dicky rice weevil

noun

ˈdikē-

: a weevil (Malenterpes spinipes) common in Australia and New Zealand whose adults feed on foliage and whose larvae feed on the roots of citrus and other fruit trees

Word History

Etymology

probably from the nickname Dicky

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